Assault Rifle vs non-Assault Rifle Why do politicians and anti-gun activists continue to call semi-automatic weapons “assault rifles”? Let me give you a lesson on assault rifles and the characteristics that need to be present to classify one as such. It must be an individual weapon It must be capable of selective fire It must…

Soldier Survives Being Shot In The Head In this instance, wearing full battle rattle is definitely worth it. I’m pretty sure every swinging dick in my platoon battalion complained about having to wear Kevlar helmets while on post, or patrol(mounted or dismounted)… I remember thinking to myself, “It’s over 120 degrees and the C.O. wants us…

Army Sniper Element Takes Contact

Check out this intense video of a U.S. Army sniper element taking contact. The soldier with the GoPro appears to be returning fire with a Mk14 EBR. Hopefully these guys were able to smoke a few bad guys during the engagement!